Teaching Assistant - Inclusion Base

Swaffham CofE Primary Academy; Breckland District; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities across the Trust

Friendly staff team

Bespoke SEND spaces

Job summary

Swaffham CofE Primary Academy is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to work across our Inclusion Bases, Red Foxes and The Woodland. You will support pupils with needs including speech and language development, autism, and SEMH, in small groups or 1:1, across both bases and mainstream classrooms.

This permanent, part-time role (27.5 hours per week, term-time plus one) offers a supportive team, CPD opportunities within the DNEAT family, and a welcoming school environment with bespoke SEND

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with SEND and neurodiversity is desirable.
• Ability to follow teacher direction and adapt provision accordingly.
• Patience, empathy and a child-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Support communication and language development across inclusion bases.
• Support social, emotional and interaction needs of pupils.
• Be flexible and forward‑thinking, adapting activities with teachers.
• Follow the teacher's plan and collaboratively adjust provision.
• Promote inclusion and positive relationships with pupils, parents and carers.
• Build relationships with families under teacher guidance.
• Deliver structured and agreed learning activities.
• Support pupils to access learning in both inclusion bases and mainstream classes.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

Communication development

Language support

Social and emotional support

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Job description

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

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• Salary:Support StaffScale, pts 5-6, £16,823 - £17,090 p/a pro rata (£26,427 - £26,847 p/a FTE)
• Permanent
• Part time
• 27.5hrs per week
• Term Time + 1 week (39 weeks worked per year)
• Start Date: October 2026

Would you thrive in a role where you support children to navigate the bridge between bespoke provision and the mainstream environment? Imagine a role where your patience, creativity and compassion unlock a child’s world; is that you?

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to work across our Inclusion Bases: Red Foxes and The Woodland.

This is a permanent role for someone who is adaptive, consistent and patient, and who understands how to support pupils with a range of needs. Our pupils are predominantly neurodiverse and require a nurturing and flexible approach.

About Our Inclusion Bases

Red Foxes supports pupils working predominantly within the engagement model, focusing on communication, interaction, sensory regulation and early cognitive development. The Woodland supports pupils working broadly within a Year 1 curriculum, with a strong emphasis on speech and language development, social interaction, and structured learning routines. Pupils in The Woodland also spend time in their mainstream year‑group base classes, supported to learn alongside their peers.

About the Role

You will be working either in a small group capacity or on a 1:1 basis depending on individual needs, which evolve over time. This role involves working across both Inclusion bases and supporting pupils of varying ages to successfully access learning in their mainstream classroom. Each pupil has a unique profile and requires an adaptive, empathetic and child‑centred approach. Their range of needs includes, but is not limited to:

• Speech and language needs
• Autism
• ADHD
• Cognition and learning needs
• Social interaction differences
• SEMH needs
• Global developmental delay

This role requires someone who believes that every child deserves the very best educational experience.

Are you child‑centred? Can you work well as part of a team? Are you keen to learn and develop your skill set and understanding of SEND? Would you like to be part of our growing Inclusion bases?

If this sounds like you then this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference and have a strong, lasting impact on inclusion at Swaffham Primary Academy. We want to hear from you.

We Are Seeking Someone Who Can:

• Support communication and language development
• Support social, emotional and interaction needs
• Be a forward‑thinking TA with the willingness to learn, adapt and be flexible
• Follow direction of the teacher and collaboratively adapt provision
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of pupils while encouraging constructive relationships
• Build positive relationships with parents/carers under teacher guidance
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities, adjusting according to pupil responses
• Support pupils to access learning and make progress in both Inclusion Bases and mainstream classes
• Work independently and as part of a team

We Can Offer:

• A friendly, welcoming, enthusiastic and committed staff team
• Fantastic children who are keen to learn
• Two bespoke Inclusion Bases: Red Foxes and The Woodland
• Thrive approach
• A commitment to CPD and professional development with opportunities across the Trust
• A collaborative environment within the academy and the DNEAT family of schools
• A happy and positive working environment
• Fantastic provision including soft play, sensory areas, enhanced SEND spaces and large outdoor grounds

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the SENDCo/Deputy Headteacher on 01760 721831 or [e-mail]

Closing Date: 24 September 2026, 9am

Interview Date:w/c28 September2026

DNEAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.